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Reprobate Quantum Geniuses
Why does everyone have something to say about quantum physics?
Oct 13 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
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Media/Diet (October '25)
One Battle After Another + A House of Dynamite + vegan banana muffins
Oct 6 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
12
7

September 2025

Luminous Spheroids of Plasma
On stories about scientists at the time of (looming) dystopia
Sep 22 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
13
5
Media/Diet (September '25)
Upstairs at Eric's by Yazoo + long weekend in Philadelphia
Sep 8 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
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2

August 2025

The Standard Model
On trying to write poetry as a recovering physicist
Aug 25 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
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Media/Diet (August '25)
How to host your mom in NYC (but she's more fun than you and already loves the city)
Aug 11 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
28
8

July 2025

Order-Disorder Transition
On eating, order, cleanliness and control
Jul 28 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
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5
Media/Diet (July '25)
Black Bag + silken tofu for the summer
Jul 14 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
12
3

June 2025

Extra: Fluid Dynamics II
A yearly Pride conversation with my best friend
Jun 30 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
 and 
alex
13
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Probability Density
On being trans in 2025
Jun 23 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
25
Media/Diet (June '25)
The Bends by Radiohead + red wine mushroom stew
Jun 9 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
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4

May 2025

Carnot's Theorem
On riding the subway as an aspiring New Yorker
May 26 • 
Karmela Padavic Callaghan
19
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